Thursday, November 7, 2013

Mexican court: Freeing drug lord 'invalid'

Mexico's high court has overturned a lower court ruling that freed Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/06/world/americas/mexico-caro-quintero/index.html

Colombia Takes Lead in Latin Incentives Surge - Variety









Colombia Takes Lead in Latin Incentives Surge

Variety

Chianese notes that other parts of Latin America — helped by more favorable exchange rates, growing economies and improving public safety — have also emerged as major shooting destinations. This includes Brazil, the largest Latin territory. And in ...









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHMO8ZtCQiIxHzjXiaoVPFRUFG0SQ&url=http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/colombia-takes-lead-in-latin-incentives-surge-1200799737/

Latin America's cargo growth requires infrastructure investment - aircargoworld









Latin America's cargo growth requires infrastructure investment

aircargoworld

Latin America's potential for cargo development will continue to grow if nations will invest in infrastructure and develop favorable regulatory climates. That was the consensus of a panel examining the region's potential at Air and Sea Cargo Americas ...









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHY8ugM-RWOgNufUeulRkaUCcyPfg&url=http://www.aircargoworld.com/Air-Cargo-News/2013/11/latin-america%25E2%2580%2599s-cargo-growth-requires-infrastructure-investment/0715918

Latin America is already preparing for climate change adaptation - ahead of ... - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)









Latin America is already preparing for climate change adaptation - ahead of ...

Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

The importance of Obama's executive order did not go unnoticed in other countries – particularly in Latin America, where millions of people are already feeling—tangibly and tragically—the effects of a warming planet every day. The good news is that ...

High-Skilled Latin Americans Continue To Head To US, Europe Despite Lack Of ...

Mexico: On the move again









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFR2-8IFnr-_A8uEfHYt_VQK8pHVg&url=http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amaxwell/latin_america_is_already_prepa.html

Hijacker returns to US to face justice after 30 years in Cuba - Concord Monitor









Hijacker returns to US to face justice after 30 years in Cuba

Concord Monitor

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2013 file photo, U.S. citizen William Potts explains his arrest in Cuba during an interview at his home in Havana, Cuba. Potts says he is booked on a charter flight from Havana to Miami early Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 and that he ...









via cuba - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHIEkNDV836kdN3GEErJgofOpbkig&url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/nation/world/9212025-95/hijacker-returns-to-us-to-face-justice-after-30-years-in-cuba

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

US man who hijacked plane in 1984 preparing to leave Cuba for home - Toronto Sun









US man who hijacked plane in 1984 preparing to leave Cuba for home

Toronto Sun

HAVANA - A former U.S. militant who hijacked a plane to Havana almost 30 years ago was preparing to leave Cuba for the United States on Wednesday morning, where he faces federal charges, said an acquaintance who asked not to be identified.









via cuba - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFrFm94upkpBcIGk5rgrwKxlLhkjw&url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/05/us-man-who-hijacked-plane-in-1984-preparing-to-leave-cuba-for-home

How Latin America Fares in the Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index - Council on Foreign Relations (blog)









How Latin America Fares in the Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

In the economic sphere, Latin America took off—passing the global average for the first time—with nine countries among the world's top fifty economies. Mexico led in the twenty-seventh spot (up from the thirty-fourth position in 2011), passing Brazil ...









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEqclwiDv0r0lF__LVmzXlJfg10Tg&url=http://blogs.cfr.org/oneil/2013/11/06/how-latin-america-fares-in-the-legatum-institutes-prosperity-index/